Collapsible open air swimming bath



Sept. 14, 1937. o. sERAr-lNowlcz 2,092,782

COLLAPSIBLE OPEN AIR SWIMMING BATH Filed July 9, 1.935 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Sept. 14, 1937. o. sl-:RAFlNowlcz 2,092,782

COLLAPSIB'LE OPEN AIR SWIMMING BATH Filed July 9, 19:55 2 sheetsfSheet 2 )'4' 7722/; g la fig. 6.

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Patented Sept. 14, 1937 UNITED s'riiTEs I i 2992182 i ooLLArsrLE OPEN ArarjsWIMMING B A'rn Oscar Serainovvicz, Berlin-Wilmersdorf, Germany Application July 9, 1935, serialfNo. 30,583Y l v In theY Netherlands `July 1.2, 1934 19 Claims. (o1. tij-1171)', v:

This invention relates to an arrangement for water and sun bathing in the open at any desired place in open water, such as a river, lake or in thesea. The arrangement can be employed in conjunction withsteamers and sailing` boats of "any size, with motor or rowing boats of all kinds and also with barges and the like, but it may also be provided with its own propelling means. In the last mentioned instance the portions of the arrangement can be fitted together at any desired place, that is on the bank or on a watercraft and then lowered into the. water asV an independent open floating bath. Consequently, it is not absolutely necessary to employ aseparate watercraft for using the bath.

The. open air bath Ycan likewise be equipped for swimming, bathing, sitting .or reposing, that Ais for. watervand sun bathing,l and it can be varied in size Without it being necessary to interrupt the use or movement of the arrangement.

For this purpose telescopic tubes, lazy. tongs or `similar extensible means are employed according to the invention with netting or other means suitable for bathing directly or indirectly The depth of the water in the bath according tothe invention is varied by ,extending or retracting the above mentioned eX- tensible means. Floats may be employed for increasing the buoyancyof the device. If necessary bale plates may be employed for keeping taut the walls of the bath proper. The boundary walls of the bath proper can be held together by hawsers, straps Vor similar means andif necessary hauled up. For stiffening the boundary walls ofthe bath proper longitudinal, transverse andY diagonal stays are employed which are preferably composed of hollow tubes or similar elements to increase the buoyancy of the bath. Other features are set forth in the following description. Y

Y Several embodiments ofthe invention are `illustrated by way of example in the accompanying Vdrawings in which:-' Y V Fig. 1 illustrates in cross section an open air batharrangement in position ready for use and attached for exampleA alongside a.l large motor boat. Y

Fig. 2 is a similar view to Fig. 1 showing the bathin collapsedand folded condition.

Fig. 3 shows in longitudinal section a support Vof modified construction.

Fig. 4 is a part top plan View of the arrangement illustrated in Fig. 1.

Fig. 5 shows in section a modified construction of the bath arrangement.

- Fig. 6 is a top plan view ofvFig.V 5.` Y y Y. A

The bath according to the invention is `brought into conditionefor use or'its size is varied by extending orretracting supporting devices com- Y posed of lazy tongs I0 (Figs. 1 and 2) or telescopic '5 -tubes II (Fig. 3).* Thus, the dimensions of'a l nttng i-2f-ior other suitable materialsuspended f gterial as the sidewalls I2, that is of netting,

it should, however, be nerV meshed,'or a material provided with apertures --forvthe passage ofthe 'waten or alight lattice Vwork or Yother suitable -15 material*` Vmay Vbe employed. Moreover, vthe meansrno't shownv in the:- drawings may be pro- Y vided Vfor;fixingV the supporting devices 'in their vadjusted position -andlalso rigid holdingY devices 'A maybe'employed p Y 20 For stifen'ing the side walls and if necessary also the' bottom of `the bath proper I3 longitudinal, ltransverse and? diagonal stays, preferably I composed of Yhollow "tubes, may be employed. The lengthof these stays'can be varied veither' 25 by making the 'stays telescopic, by screw action or -by other means. V`Thelength of the' staysrcan also beV adjusted :automatically by the Yweight of the load supportedthereonf The holdingV devices can be relieved of the 30 Y load byrfloats -I5 which increase the buoyancy of. thebath; The floats may, if necessary, extend ucontinuously around the entire bath, or` several oats united by screw connections or'the like may be employed. f V35 By suitablyconnecting the holding devices I0 of several .open airbaths the useful area there# of can be varied and considerably enlarged. 'I'he side walls I2 may,-if desired, be entirely or partly removed. In this manner it is possible to arfr l0A range several baths of different depths side by side.

Hawsers, straps ,t6 Sor similar means are passed aroundthe outside of the boundary Vwalls ofthe bath properV `I3 Vto aiordadditional support for 45 the yieldable boundary wallsliand if necessaryY to wind them up or form a reposing .surface forf'sun bathing above lthe level of the water.

In orderV to keep $241113. the bath TI31or the' surface for sun bathing whilst the arrangement is 50 being transported baille plates or dams I1 are arranged at the rear end of the bath I3. These plates are composed of fine-meshed netting, of materials provided with apertures lor solid materials with apertures. The size of Vthe baille, 55

and consequently the tautness of the bath I3 can be varied by changing the position of the baille plates or dams I'I or hawsers I8 to allow more or less water to flow through the rear wall of the bath.

The open air bath according to the invention Ycan also be employed entirely independently of any Watercraft in that, for example a plurality of inflatable or connectable floats with a rigid plate mounted thereon serve as support for the whole bath arrangement and as resting surface. tent, table, chairs and the like can be set upon this surface. Such an arrangement may be propelled with the aid of an outboard motor, a sail or skulls and in every sense take the place of the known house boats.

It is evident that the invention is not restricted to the forms of construction illustrated and described. With the elements describedopen air baths of any size and equipped for any desired purpose can be built up, namely from the smallest transportable baths to plants of sizes affording opportunity tohundreds or even thousands of people for bathing, swimming and sun bathing. The devices according to the invention render it possible, if necessary, in conjunction with a watercraft to entirely or partly build an open air bath at any place on land and to transport this bath to any desired place on open water, in order to enable an air or water bath to be taken under really hygienic conditions instead of the former air and water bathing in places directly adjacent the bank, which is by no means perfect from a hygienic point of view. It is also possible to enlarge thebath while it is in use and also to subdivide it,y detach portions thereof from the main bath for use as separate bathing plants andjto again connect them with the main bath. The open air bath enables swimming-to be learned without danger in that the necessary bath arrangement is drawn through the water at the necessary speed, so that swimming can be learned and it is possible to practice with absolute safety for the swimmer, merely a bath of relatively small dimensions being sufficient for the purpose.

Moreover the bath can be also used for perfectly hygienic and absolutely safe open water and sun bathingv instead of or in conjunction with an existing bath at the bank of a river or lake at any seaside place, or adjoining or neair any Sanatorium, hotel or public convalescent institution. Finally the open air bath according to the invention can be used for safe bathing on the high seas even if infested with fish of prey, if attached to a vessel travelling at suitable speed. The open air bath according to the invention is not restricted to the use in conjunction with moving watercraft but it can be also indirectly or directly anchored. Consequently the bath is suitable for use in the sea in conjunction with floating, anchored or fixed artificial islands.

I claim:-

1. A collapsible bathing and swimming device, capable of floating behinda boat comprising in combination network forming the boundary'walls and the bottom of the bath and stays for said side walls.

2. A device as specified in claim 1, in which the stays consist of telescopic tubes.

3. In a device as specied in claim 1 means for maintaining the stays in adjusted position.

4. A device as specified in claim 1, in which the bottom is made of perforated material.

5. In a device as specified in claim 1, longitudinal transverse and diagonal stays composed of hollow tubes inserted in the side Walls and adapted to stiffen same.

6. In a device as specied in claim 1 extensible longitudinal transverse and diagonal stays composed of hollow tubes inserted in the side walls and adapted to stiften the same.

7. In a device as specified in claim 1 automatically extensible longitudinal transverse and diagonal stays'composed of hollow tubes inserted in the Walls and adapted to stiffen the same.

8.'In a -device as specified in claim 1 floats attached tothe walls of the enclosure adapted to impart buoyancy to the same.

9. In a device as specified in claim 1 a continuous float extending around the boundary walls to impart buoyancy to the bath.

10. In a device as specified in claim 1 the supporting devices, side walls and bottom adapted to be coupled with other similar baths.

11. In a device as specified in claim 1 hawsers arranged around the boundary lwalls to support and wind up said walls.

12. In a device as specified in claim 1 bands arranged around the boundary walls to support and wind up said walls.

13. In a device asspecied in claim 1 baiiies on one of the boundary walls adapted to keep taut said walls.

14. In a device as specified in claim 1 adjustable bailles on one of the boundary walls adapted to keep taut said walls.

15. In a device as specified in claim 1 bailles made of perforated material on one of the boundary wallsadapted to keep taut said walls.

16. A collapsible floating, bathing and swimming device, comprising in combination walls composed of perforated material such as network forming the enclosure, a bottom on the lower edge of said walls, stays adapted to be fitted on and to project from a watercraft and carrying said side walls, and lazy tongs adapted to change the mutual positions of said walls and bottom to vary the size and depth of the enclosure.

17. A collapsible floating, bathing and swimming device, comprising in combination walls composed of perforated material formingthe boundary walls of the bath, a bottom on the lower edge of said walls, stays carrying said side walls, lazy tongs adapted to change the mutual positions of said Walls and bottom to vary the size and depth of the bath, and means for propelling the device.

18. In a device as specified in claim 1 a plurality of interconnected floats connected with said supporting devices, and a platform mounted on said floats.

l 19. In a device as specied in claim 1 a plurality of interconnected floats connected with said supporting devices, a platform mounted on said floats, and means for propelling the bath mounted on said platform.

OSCAR SERAFINOWICZ. 

